Along with its sister volume (Kodansha's Furigana Dictionary:nglish-Japanese), this dictionary aims to be a standard and invaluableeference source for Japanese language students.;It comprises 16,000 entriesepresenting the most commonly used words, and is illustrated with 50,000ample sentences. All kanji include phonetic "furigana" to enhance accurateronunciation, along with guidance on grammar, syntax, style, pronunciation,ommon collations, deriviatives and compounds. The dictionary has also beenxtensively cross-referenced to make the user aware of common synonyms andntonyms, clarifying both meaning and usage.